McGibbon

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Giobúin (“son of Gibbon”), a pet form of the personal name Gilbert.

Proper noun

McGibbon (plural McGibbons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGibbon is the 27556^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 874 individuals. McGibbon is most common among White (79.41%) and Black/African American (16.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGibbon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.